Alankar(Decor) -197 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Confusion(Waka)

The waka is:
a cinquain, written in 5 lines.
syllabic,5-7-5-7-7 syllables.31 onji, in English,31 syllables.
true to the heart of the poet. The inspiration is to be drawn from the experience.
an early model for the tanka and many other Japanese forms.


The tanka is:
syllabic,31 or less syllables, most commonly 5-7-5-7-7,
in variation the lines are best kept with odd numbered syllables.
normally but not always a 5 line poem, the 5 line pattern however does seem to prevail.
defined by content and style more than the syllabic prescription.
But there is still a pattern of short and long lines rather than a metered equal length.
written as a personal or emotional expression of themes
such as natural beauty, love, the impermanence of life, the activities of the common people


Confusion

How to make it out
Waka, Tanka look alike
With daughter Tanka
I'm already done.Now it's
Waka.How to make her out